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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

CARAVAN SITES--ENGLAND

FROM SAFFRON WALDEN REPORTER

Uttlesford’s town and parishes on alert from fall out of Dale Farm gypsy camp eviction

TOWN and parish councils in Uttlesford have been put on alert to gypsies moving into the area from England’s largest traveller site.Eviction papers have been served on almost 100 families living illegally at Dale Farm in Basildon. They have until the end of August to leave or Basildon Council will enter and dismantle the camp.Now fears have been raised over a possible “invasion” of gypsy families from the camp into the district.

Speaking at Uttlesford District Council’s cabinet meeting last Thursday, Lib Dem leader Peter Wilcock asked: “What provision is being taken to any potential invasion from the decampment of the site in Basildon?

“No-one knows where these people will go and there needs to be a plan in place if they turn up in bulk.”

The Gypsy Council has said it is unlikely that Dale Farm residents, who set up camp 10 years ago, would leave “voluntarily” from the former scrapyard site before the end of the 28-day notice, and added that they could be physically moved by police in a multi-million pound clearance operation.However, motions are in place in Uttlesford should the camp - which is about 50 miles away from Saffron Walden High Street - be cleared.Council boss, chief executive John Mitchell said: “These families have 28 days’ notice to leave the site and whether they actually will or not, I don’t know.

“If it does happen I don’t think we would be looking at a mass incursion [into Uttlesford] but it could be small numbers looking to purchase land and then seeking to occupy it as their own land. That kind of transaction would be difficult to change.

“I have written to all our town and parish clerks to make them fully aware of what may happen and asked them to be on the lookout for land acquisitions.

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LOLO DIKLO : RrOMANI AGAINST RACISM

Lolo Diklo : Rromani Against Racism is an organization dedicated to providing information about the true situation of the Romani (Gypsies) in the world today. We are committed to confronting racism and oppression wherever it is found.

BACKGROUND

The Romani are a people who are not very well known. We are an ethnic group of people originally from India. We left India and arrived in Europe sometime in the 1300's. There are many theories as to why we left India. This is the work of academics, and we have some. Most Romani are more concerned about daily survival to worry about documentation of our past. We know who we are.

What is known about the Romani is, for the most part, stereotypically based. We are portrayed as romantic, carefree wonderers or child stealers, pick pockets and beggers.

Today the Romani of Europe face the same discrimination they have faced for centuries.